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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Oct 3, 2020 13:51:12 GMT -5
One of the greatest moments in baseball history. Shot heard 'round the world.
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Post by hchoops on Oct 3, 2020 14:46:44 GMT -5
One of the greatest moments in baseball history. Shot heard 'round the world. Ugh
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Post by timholycross on Oct 3, 2020 21:53:50 GMT -5
Has there ever been a World Series where the losing team outscored the winning team by so many? At least two of the Yankee wins were routs.
"I'll never make the mistake of being 70 again".....Casey Stengel, the next day, when he got let go.
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Post by hchoops on Oct 3, 2020 22:20:56 GMT -5
I think you have the wrong year, timhc
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Oct 3, 2020 23:05:01 GMT -5
The 1960 Yankees that lost to the Pirates on Mazeroski walk-off HR outscored the opposition big time in that World Series but lost in seven games.
While epic, the Maz homer was not "The Shot Heard Round the World". That would be the Bobby Thomson blast posted by ACTP, a 3-run jack that propelled the Giants over the Dodgers in 1951 in the National League tie-break.
Had the Yankees won the 2001 World Series over Arizona, they would have overcome just as similarly a lopsided series run-scored differential as the 1960 Pirates.
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Post by timholycross on Oct 4, 2020 2:41:59 GMT -5
should have subtracted better, 2020-69 = 1951. Sorry.
Read The Echoing Green some time about the Thomson homer.
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Post by hc6774 on Oct 4, 2020 6:12:41 GMT -5
As I remember those 2 shots... the 'world' did not extend beyond the 5 boroughs and north Jersey
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Post by hchoops on Oct 4, 2020 7:07:44 GMT -5
The Giants stole signs in that playoff series, inc the Shot HR Less tech savvy than the Astros, but just as diabolical and efficient
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Post by rgs318 on Oct 4, 2020 8:21:58 GMT -5
True, the spotter in their scoreboard taking in the signs was quite good at what he did. I don't remember how he signaled to the batter what was coming. Anyone know?
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Post by nycrusader2010 on Oct 4, 2020 8:35:24 GMT -5
Someone in the clubhouse activated a buzzer which could be heard audibly in the bullpen. Maybe one buzz for fastball, 2 for curve, who knows. Then someone in the bullpen would really that information. A pitcher in the pen would hold a baseball in their hand for a fastball and toss the ball casually in the air if a curve was coming.
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Post by rgs318 on Oct 4, 2020 8:56:19 GMT -5
Amazing the lengths to which people will go. I remember guys who would pick up signals from the third base coach to the batter in just an inning. That was always seen as OK...as well as a runner on second picking uo the catcher's signals so they had to be changed or modified when a runner was on base. That was seen as acceptable, but there seems to be a line when it comes to using technology. I seem to remember the guy in the scoreboard had a pair of binoculars that he used.
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